ISNER!!!! Djoko is sooo sooo far from his 2011 form right now. What the hell happened? Even more annoyed that Rafa let him get back into that match now.

munZe konZa

03-17-2012, 08:09 PM

Nole always losing tie breaks to give spectators some show.

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:09 PM

Oh yea... Isner was Sampras-like in that tiebreak with the clutch play and Aces. Good job Lerch

now I think you figured out how he beat Federer :o

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:09 PM

I'll never forgive Djokovic for letting Nadal win this. Never.
Djokovic has stopped Nadal from more slams than Murray ever has so who cares?

And i'm saying this as a guy who supports Murray so I don't see your point.

nole_no1

03-17-2012, 08:09 PM

I think Nole is underestimating Isner right now. He must raise his level just a bit and it will be enough

LastRocket

03-17-2012, 08:09 PM

Great match, anyone who still thinks Isner is bad for tennis should go back to the typical moonballing vs. pushing match.

Agree
Isner is always positive. Many can learn from him

Looner

03-17-2012, 08:09 PM

Great... It seems Novak is regressing to v1.5

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:10 PM

Isner wins the set off of an unreturned serve

Hopefully Djoker turns on "all or nothing" mode after that Murray-like performance :facepalm:

Murray has never lost to Isner :facepalm:

GSMnadal

03-17-2012, 08:10 PM

What's so good about a Fedal match? The outcome is so predictable.

The same was said about this one

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:10 PM

Murray has never lost to Isner :facepalm:

I'm talking about the pushing.

drazyc

03-17-2012, 08:10 PM

Well deserved. Djokovic plays so defensively this year.

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:11 PM

Great match, anyone who still thinks Isner is bad for tennis should go back to the typical moonballing vs. pushing match.
Great post.

Matches like this just show why we need huge servers on tour and also faster surfaces to return.

Time Violation

03-17-2012, 08:11 PM

Well deserved. Djokovic plays so defensively this year.

Yup :)

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:12 PM

Murray has never lost to Isner :facepalm:
He's lost to Anderson though... What does that say?

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:12 PM

Djokovic has stopped Nadal from more slams than Murray ever has so who cares?

And i'm saying this as a guy who supports Murray so I don't see your point.

My only use for Djokovic is his beating Nadal, and doing the splits. So maybe I'll forgive him eventually. I'm emotional.

SerialKillerToBe

03-17-2012, 08:12 PM

The same was said about this one

nope; I said Nole has a much harder semi than the walkover that is Nadal's.

fast_clay

03-17-2012, 08:12 PM

Oh yea... Isner was Sampras-like in that tiebreak with the clutch play and Aces. Good job Lurch

corrected

grotesque spelling mistake

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:12 PM

He's lost to Anderson though... What does that say?

A Murray like performance against Isner would be not losing to him. :wavey:

Jverweij

03-17-2012, 08:13 PM

The same was said about this one

agreed. If Isner can cause an upset against Nole, than I raise Fed's chances to 5% instead of just 1%

nole_no1

03-17-2012, 08:13 PM

Great post.

Matches like this just show why we need huge servers on tour and also faster surfaces to return.

Huge servers usually don't know how to play tennis. This is not Isner's case but i'm just saying

JediFed

03-17-2012, 08:13 PM

He's lost to Anderson though.. What does that say?

Anderson > Isner?

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:13 PM

I'm talking about the pushing.

If pushing beat Isner maybe Djokovic should try that.

Ash86

03-17-2012, 08:14 PM

Djokovic is still favourite in my eyes. He needs to raise his game a bit and he's right back in it. The thing that's bad for him is the crowd - it is 99% behind Isner & being vocal about it - we know Novak never deals very well with that...

fast_clay

03-17-2012, 08:14 PM

jizzer checking out like nalby there with that shit dropper

MaxPower

03-17-2012, 08:14 PM

Too many times players take the 1st set vs djoker/nadal just to fold like a cheap tent in the first games of the 2nd. Isner must keep his focus

@Sweet Cleopatra

03-17-2012, 08:14 PM

nope; I said Nole has a much harder semi than the walkover that is Nadal's.

:rolleyes: you cannot be effin serious

Jverweij

03-17-2012, 08:14 PM

corrected

grotesque spelling mistake

made me laugh though :P

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

I remember I said back in 2009 that Isner would be top 10 in the future and so many on this forum laughed. :lol:Huge servers usually don't know how to play tennis. This is not Isner's case but i'm just saying
So the serve isn't part of tennis now? :confused:

GSMnadal

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

That was sick :lol:

alter ego

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

What a lob :haha:

allpro

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

djoker whiffs on the kicker.

juan27

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

nole`s mental strengt stills there.....

but his tennis level is very low in comparassion with 2011: his serve it`s bad and his backhand and drive lost power and precistion.....

if nadal win over federer , has the title in his hands

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

Maybe Djokovic has to visualize Nadal to start serving better?

SetSampras

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

If only Nadal could serve like that (similiar to the USO in '10) Novak never would have beat him in those slams and he would be overtaking Fed in the slam count

Johnny Iznrr

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

Insane kicker :eek:

Raiden

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

What an unplayable shot.

Isner should do that as much as possible.

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:15 PM

:rolleyes: you cannot be effin serious

its the truth and even you know that :o

Cmon Novak just hold your service end

Ash86

03-17-2012, 08:16 PM

That second serve. :worship: Isner's got the best serve on tour - not Raonic. His second serve is immense.

SERBINATOR

03-17-2012, 08:16 PM

Cmon Nole
crowd had enuf fun now time to switch back to 2011 mode

martinatreue

03-17-2012, 08:16 PM

Why the fuck are you getting into rallies, John?

Hmmmm Yeah he does need to limit neutral rallies but also at some point he has to rally a bit to have a feel for the ball and put pressure on the opponents. When John can keep the slices and topspin shots deep or short and low then that puts pressure on the other guy to try for shots he does not like BECAUSE he knows that at some point John is going to change the pace and just rip it. John is one of the few guys left who can hit THROUGH the court---even this one here.

Not every strategy is going to work for everyone the same way. Murray defense is obviously much better than Djokovic's.

Blake and Youzhny are not beating anyone. :p

allpro

03-17-2012, 08:18 PM

i don't mind those aggressive ue's on djoker's serve. izzer needs to keep going for those shots and focus on holding.

misty1

03-17-2012, 08:19 PM

It might be just be but Isner reaching the top 10 is a depressing thought

SetSampras

03-17-2012, 08:19 PM

Yeah if only Nadal was 6'10 he would never lose to Djokovic :stupid:

If Nadal could just add an extra 15-20 mphs on his serve (like he did at the USO that one year) could make all the difference in the world vs. Nole

alter ego

03-17-2012, 08:20 PM

Problems for Isner

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:20 PM

I will say Isner is certainly a class above Raonic, after beating Fed on swiss class and putting in this performance against Djokovic. Certainly the best big server out there.

Johnny Iznrr

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

Djokovic acting classless on court :o

GSMnadal

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

Djokovic is about one point away from smashing a racket

EddieNero

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

nope; I said Nole has a much harder semi than the walkover that is Nadal's.

This is absolutely not true.
Yes, Federer almost always eventually chokes and bends over yet Nadal has to work/run really hard in order to secure victory.
Roger is making all those ue for a reason, it's Nadal who runs at every ball Federer hits and breaks him mentally.

venky91

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

Djokovic acting classless on court :o

What's new?

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

Novak is letting the frustration out ,Isner just has a great serve

MaxPower

03-17-2012, 08:22 PM

0-15 vs pretty much everyone on tour is more danger than 0-30 vs Isner. He gets out of those almost all the time

Where's Alex999? I though Djokovic would have no problem with Isner's serve? :lol:

Another ace!! HAHAHAHA!

Jverweij

03-17-2012, 08:24 PM

Nole getting desperate

ballbasher101

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

If Nadal could just add an extra 15-20 mphs on his serve (like he did at the USO that one year) could make all the difference in the world vs. Nole

Nadal will never be a big server. That US open 2010 serve was a fluke. Your love for Nadal surprises me. You support Sampras whose game was attractive to watch yet you seem to like Nadal whose game is painful to watch.

Raiden

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

lol How many ace is it now?

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

just too good a serve

allpro

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

unreturnable.

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

14th ace for Isner

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

Novak is not concentrating.

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:25 PM

Another ace!! Wonderful!!

nolop

03-17-2012, 08:26 PM

Djokovic is not doing anything to win this match, he is surviving through Isner's mistakes.

alter ego

03-17-2012, 08:26 PM

It's impossible to return Isner's serve on deuce side so far.

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:26 PM

lol How many ace is it now?
14. Isner holds! Very well done, John!

EddieNero

03-17-2012, 08:26 PM

Ace! Wonderful serving, John!

You really want Nadal to win this tournament?
If Isner wins this match, there's no point of playing this tournament anymore.

emotion

03-17-2012, 08:27 PM

Damn it, Novak, losing to an all-serve player?

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:27 PM

yes come to the net and finish points

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:27 PM

Novak is too aggressive off of the first serve, he needs to stand farther back. Hugging the baseline off the First serve of Isner just isn't going to work.

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:27 PM

Djokovic's tactics have been awful today, does he think he's playing Karlovic? If so these tactics would probably work, but against Isner... clearly not.

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:28 PM

a Novak ace :eek:

Mystique

03-17-2012, 08:28 PM

Nadal fans jizzing their pants because Djokovic is down...:lol: Its not just desperate,m but rather stupid too because both Nadal and Federer will have very good chance of beating this Djokovic tomorrow. Better chance than against this American tree that is Isner :eek:

Djokovic is hitting so many short balls and surviving just because of Isner's errors. This will be a golden chance for Rafa against Novak. As a Fed Fan, I would prefer Fed face Djokovic too if he reaches the final, but I guess he wont anyway so...:shrug:

nole_no1

03-17-2012, 08:29 PM

Where's Sapeod? I thought Murray would have no problem with GUILLERMO GARCIA LOPEZ :haha:

SetSampras

03-17-2012, 08:29 PM

Its starting to look like Nole of a few years ago. Yelling and screaming and not with the same focus we saw from him last year

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:29 PM

Novak holds. 3*-2

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:30 PM

We'll Djokovic adjust on the first serve return?

JanKowalski

03-17-2012, 08:30 PM

Nadal will never be a big server. That US open 2010 serve was a fluke. Your love for Nadal surprises me. You support Sampras whose game was attractive to watch yet you seem to like Nadal whose game is painful to watch.

He just hates Fed, he doesn't like Nadal.

fast_clay

03-17-2012, 08:31 PM

jizzer

allpro

03-17-2012, 08:31 PM

vajda refused to be interviewed by shriver....lulz.

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:31 PM

Where's Sapeod? I thought Murray would have no problem with GUILLERMO GARCIA LOPEZ :haha:
I'm right here.

Yes, but unfortunately Murray played particularly awful. Nothing you can do about that. Djokovic isn't playing any different than how he normally plays, so the comparison here is pretty terrible.

By the way, Murray is currently not playing, so why are you bringing him up? You have nothing else to reply with except for an insult to Murray? How sad, but expected :lol:

alter ego

03-17-2012, 08:31 PM

It may start to rain any minute now.

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:31 PM

Where's Sapeod? I thought Murray would have no problem with GUILLERMO GARCIA LOPEZ :haha:

I know Sapeod is hating on Nole, but no need to bring Murray into this. Focus on sending positive energy to Djokovic.

fast_clay

03-17-2012, 08:31 PM

novak serving first is key in this set...scoreboard pressure will pay dividend

shadows

03-17-2012, 08:32 PM

Djokovic losing to big mug isner?

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:32 PM

serve volley :eek:

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:32 PM

You really want Nadal to win this tournament?
If Isner wins this match, there's no point of playing this tournament anymore.
So? Isner will get to the final. Better than Djokovic getting to the final. Even if Nadal wins, who cares? He's declining anyway.

Johnny Iznrr

03-17-2012, 08:32 PM

Djokovic's tactics have been awful today, does he think he's playing Karlovic? If so these tactics would probably work, but against Isner... clearly not.

Yeah I think you're right, he's playing like it's Karlovic when they're very different players.

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:32 PM

Real miss opportunity at 0-15

Raiden

03-17-2012, 08:33 PM

Djoker smells opportunity in this game

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:33 PM

focus!

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:33 PM

Unreturned 132 MPH serve. 40-30

Jverweij

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

seriously...third time he tries to lob Isner...third time he fails

Mystique

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

3 all

If Isner wins today and serves like 70-75% tomorrow like today, he is taking this title. Neither Nadal or Federer return as well as Djokovic, John just needs to not be nervous.

Cant take anything off John today, he has been awesome, Djokovic has reverted back to version 1.0 though :o

fast_clay

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

serve volley :eek:

you have to give it to jizzer for adding a greater element of risk to his game... he's making unforced errors, but he's getting reward and not getting dragged into energy sapping rallies...

credit to the big jizzer

old schooling the djok

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

Isner holds.

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

Nice point to win the game, John! :yeah:

Raiden

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

Phew! That was almost out!

GSMnadal

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

Clutchner and Jizzner on court at the same time! Come on

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:34 PM

DJOKOVIC IS HAVING A MONFILS MOMENT.
WHY YOU LOB ISNER??
Ugh!

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:35 PM

Isner is on fire and luck is with him too

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:35 PM

Unreturned 2nd serve. 15-0

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:35 PM

you have to give it to jizzer for adding a greater element of risk to his game... he's making unforced errors, but he's getting reward and not getting dragged into energy sapping rallies...

credit to the big jizzer

old schooling the djok
Yes, Isner is doing very well. I hope he continues playing like this. He's a top 8 player when he's like this. Come on, John!

Sapeod

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

Djokovic does an Isner and hits the forehand right into the corner. Good match.

abraxas21

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

rooting for isner here

don't care this means that nadull's got the title. i'm tired of all these boring djoko-nadull finals

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

Haven't seen Djokovic 'push' this much since early 2010.

Much aggressive game here though.

Have a feeling Isner will have to finish this in a TB now.

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

one of the most stunning shots from Novak there .He is going for it now .This is how he will win

EddieNero

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

Btw, anyone familiar with Nole's career W/L tie-break record?

Lopez

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

Isner is playing really well! Nice to see his aggressive tennis on the court.

Djokovic a bit too tentative in the first set, seems to have taken a lesson and sharpened his game up a bit. Would prefer Nole winning to keep his confidence up but honestly I don't see him losing this as a big blow to him. When Isner is serving like this, he's tough to beat.

Good aggressive tennis from Djokovic to get the quick hold :yeah:

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

Djoker not bouncing the ball as much on 2nd serves. He's in "don't give a fuck" mode. :lol:

Holds, 4*-3

doomsday

03-17-2012, 08:36 PM

Someone looks pissed :lol:

fast_clay

03-17-2012, 08:37 PM

Yes, Isner is doing very well. I hope he continues playing like this. He's a top 8 player when he's like this. Come on, John!

what isner is doing is the blueprint for playing nadal and djok... you must take some huge cuts at the ball whenever you can

Nirjhor

03-17-2012, 08:37 PM

They are heading towards another TB I think. :)

Johnny Iznrr

03-17-2012, 08:37 PM

Finally Djokovic using his frustration to hit winners. Isner needs to weather the storm and hold on until Djokovic gets even more frustrated and throws a game/tb :yeah:

Jverweij

03-17-2012, 08:37 PM

imo Djokovic is not playing that bad.. he hit only 4 UE's. He's just facing a barrage of winners..nothing much he can do. If Isner keeps his level this high, he will win this in a second set TB

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:37 PM

Good hold. Next time, don't lob Jizzer ok Nole? He's not that great of a volleyer or mover, so just pass him. He's a giant. Don't lob him. Pleassssse.

ballbasher101

03-17-2012, 08:37 PM

Give credit where credit is due people Isner is a tough player to beat. We want the Djoker to win so he can give Nadal another good old spanking :devil:. Isner will not be easy for Nadal in the final.

Ash86

03-17-2012, 08:38 PM

Isner somehow needs to get this to a tiebreak and squeak it out. Novak getting more angry and aggressive and Isner would have little to no chance in the third...

martinatreue

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

This announcer on ABC is such a Nadulltard that it is unbearable. He brings up Rafa's name every 5 seconds.

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

Wow....WTF was that? Creeper dancing with Sharapova :haha:

JediFed

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

Apparently Isner is the real number 5.

MaxPower

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

Djokovic got both those shots right down at Isners feet. Impressive

Chirag

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

time to break Novak .Great return

Jverweij

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

2 silly net approaches and we're at 0-30

MuzzahLovah

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

Good!

Certinfy

03-17-2012, 08:39 PM

Massive chance for Djokovic here.

GSMnadal

03-17-2012, 08:40 PM

Time to drop some bombs out there John

Johnbert

03-17-2012, 08:40 PM

djoker should really break in this set. another tiebreak against isner and this match could end bad for him...

and here are 3bps...

MIMIC

03-17-2012, 08:40 PM

Another 0-40 game for Isner.

emotion

03-17-2012, 08:40 PM

come on novak... he needs to step up his level to win final if takes this match